PALO ALTO, Calif. – The Utah beach volleyball team went 1-1 during the first day of action at the 2018 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship, which is being played at Beach Volleyball Stadium on the Stanford University campus.
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No. 8-seeded Utah opened the championship event downing the No. 9-seeded Oregon Ducks, 4-1, and then advanced to the next round to face the No. 1-seeeded UCLA Bruins. The Utes came up short though, falling 5-0 to the Bruins.
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The Utes now move to the contender's bracket where they will face No. 5-seeded Arizona in an elimination match tomorrow morning. The Wildcats are in the contender's bracket after falling 4-1 to No. 4-seeded Stanford on Thursday. First serve between the Utes and Wilcats on Friday will be at 8 a.m. PT.
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Should the Utes defeat Arizona tomorrow morning, they would then move onto face the non-advancing team between No. 2-seeded USC and No. 3-seeded. That match would begin at 3 p.m. PT. A loss against the Wildcats and the Utes would be eliminated from the Pac-12 Championship.
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#8 Utah 4, #9 Oregon 1
1.
Adora Anae/
Dani Barton (UTAH) def. Lindsey Vander Weide/August Raskie (UO), 19-21, 21-12, 15-3
2.
Bailey Choy/
Tawnee Luafalemana (UTAH) def. Taylor Agost/Josie Cole (UO), 21-15, 21-8
3.
Melissa Powell/
Kenzie Koerber (UTAH) def. Lauren Page/Willow Johnson (UO), 21-15, 23-21
4.
Berkeley Oblad/Laura Gauta (UTAH) def. Maggie Scott/Ronika Stone (UO), 18-21, 21-11, 18-16
5. Kya Hanawahine/Marine Hall-Poirer (UO) def.
Brianna Doehrmann/
Lauren Sproule (UTAH), 21-14, 15-21, 15-10
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#8 Utah 0, #1 UCLA 5
1. Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara (UCLA) def.
Adora Anae/Dani Burton (UTAH), 21-12, 21-13
2. Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA) def.
Bailey Choy/
Tawnee Luafalemana (UTAH), 21-11, 21-7
3. Savvy Simo/Madi Yeomans (UCLA) vs.
Melissa Powell/
Kenzie Koerber (UTAH), 21-14, 24-22
4. Elise Zappia/Mac May (UCLA) def.
Berkeley Oblad/
Lauga Gauta (UTAH), 21-13, 21-15
5. Izzy Carey/Megan Muret (UCLA) def.
Brianna Doehrmann/
Lauren Sproule (UTAH), 21-15, 21-12
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